Chapter 743: Tribute and Reward
Kathy was one of the world's Four Great Arcane Gods.
The level 160 Radiant Dragon King was naturally no match for her.
But even so, the Radiant Dragon King wasn't someone anyone here could handle!
"You insignificant ants!"
"State your requests and present your offerings!"
"If you are challengers, identify yourselves, and I shall fulfill your desire for battle by granting you a grand death!"
At that moment,
a majestic and solemn voice echoed across the heavens and earth.
Everyone shuddered.
All eyes turned toward the Radiant Dragon King.
It was speaking in the dragon language.
But thanks to the universal language translation skill, all class-changers present could understand what the Radiant Dragon King was saying.
They knew it was time to make a decision.
Those with mission items who had triggered random quests could present their items to the Radiant Dragon King to gain its favor.
Those without mission items but still wanting to enter the treasure vault could declare their challenge, and the Radiant Dragon King would engage them in a battle to the death!
Of course...
There was also the option to leave while the Radiant Dragon King hadn't yet started its slaughter, thus preserving their lives.
Otherwise, once the time was up, the Radiant Dragon King would unleash indiscriminate carnage on all living beings within the black basin.
As expected,
after the Radiant Dragon King's announcement, some class-changers turned around and fled.
Trembling all over, they didn't dare face the dragon head-on.
They knew that staying would be a death sentence!
There was no way they could defeat the Radiant Dragon King!
They decided to explore other regions and scavenge as many resources as possible, even if they couldn't access the treasure vault.
Meanwhile, the class-changers with mission items wore joyous expressions as they approached the Radiant Dragon King to present their items.
Not a single class-changer considered trying to slay the dragon.
After the items were presented, the Radiant Dragon King spoke.
"You may enter the first layer of my vault and choose one item to take with you."
"You may enter the second layer of my vault and choose one item to take with you."
"..."
As more mission items were handed over, the Radiant Dragon King calmly granted access to its treasure vault, and the crowd quickly understood its pattern.
The layer each person could access was determined by the value of their presented item.
For example, a spiritual herb highly valued by the dragon would grant access to the second layer.
An ordinary dragon scale token would only grant access to the first layer.
The more precious the item, the higher the layer one could access.
Higher layers held more valuable rewards, and in some cases, participants were allowed to take multiple items.
Zhang Mingruo was overjoyed.
Holding the dragon egg in hand, he approached the Radiant Dragon King.
Upon seeing the dragon egg, the dragon's massive body trembled slightly before it carefully lifted the egg.
After placing it in its personal dragon space, the Radiant Dragon King said to Zhang Mingruo:
"You may enter the fifth layer of my vault and bring ten people with you. Each may select three items as my heartfelt reward!"
Wow!!
The crowd erupted in shock and awe.
"Holy crap! He can bring ten people with him—eleven total including himself!"
"Each of them gets three items. That's thirty-three items, and they're accessing the fifth layer! The minimum quality there is probably SS-grade!"
"Damn! I'm so jealous!"
"If I had known, I would've fought him tooth and nail for that dragon egg at the auction!"
"I have to admit, buying that dragon egg was totally worth it for Zhang Mingruo!"
"..."
The envious murmurs from the crowd made Zhang Mingruo even more smug.
He sneered at them and said mockingly, "Didn't you all think I was a fool before? Regretting it now? Haha! Eat your hearts out!"
At this moment,
Zhan Zicheng of the Holy Sword Guild and Liu Zheng of the Radiant Guild stepped forward and asked Zhang Mingruo if he would sell them a spot in the vault. They were willing to pay in Sacred Crystals.
Zhang Mingruo chuckled and then glanced slyly at Ling Zhan. "I can take you two in, but you'll need to offer a price I'm satisfied with and do me a favor."
"What favor?"
"See that non-specialist over there?"
Zhan Zicheng and Liu Zheng turned to look at Ling Zhan.
Ling Zhan remained expressionless.
Zhang Mingruo spoke viciously, "When we get out, kill him for me!"
Zhan Zicheng and Liu Zheng exchanged a glance, agreeing without hesitation. "Deal! We accept your terms!"
Yamashita Masahiko grinned wickedly at Avril and her team. "You better run now while you have the chance. Once we come out, you'll all be dead!"
With that,
they followed Zhang Mingruo into the black gate leading to the Radiant Dragon King's treasure vault.
When the other class-changers saw this, they cast sympathetic looks at Ling Zhan and his team.
What a disaster!
It was clear that Ling Zhan's team had completely provoked Zhang Mingruo.
Once the group emerged from the vault,
Ling Zhan and his team would be facing an alliance of Dragon Demon Palace, the Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance, the Holy Sword Guild, and the Radiant Guild.
Talk about unlucky!
Though they felt pity, no one would help Ling Zhan's team.
What a joke!
Everyone was waiting to see the drama unfold while keeping an eye out for opportunities to benefit from the chaos.
Avril turned to Ling Zhan and asked, "Do we have any mission items? If not, we should leave now. It's too dangerous—if Yamashita Masahiko and Zhang Mingruo come out, we'll be in trouble."
Ansely and Adolphus also looked to Ling Zhan.
Ling Zhan pulled out a seven-colored dragon scale from his storage ring and handed it to Avril. "Take this and give it to the Radiant Dragon King."
Avril was surprised. She hadn't expected Ling Zhan to have such a key mission item!
She took the scale to the Radiant Dragon King.
Upon seeing its missing reverse scale, the Radiant Dragon King allowed Avril to take three people into the fifth layer of the treasure vault to select their items.
Avril turned to Ling Zhan. "Let's go! We can grab what we need and discuss our next move after."
However,
Ling Zhan shook his head calmly. "You all go ahead. I'll stay behind and have a little chat with the Dragon King."